Wizard Werks Chicago,Karim, Karim Q. Ripoff,racist,misogynist,psycho chicago Illinois

On Saturday September 8th I visited Wizard Werks, 1210 W. Lake St. Chicago IL to request a quote for a short shifter kit install on my 2005 Porsche 911.  The owner Karim informed me that the shop also does body work on high end vehicles. In discussion with Karim he assured me of the quality of work his shop provided and walked me through their repair process.  After our discussion, I agreed to allow Wizard Works to also repair the front bumper clips and respray the entire front bumper of my car.  Karim also recommended that they wet sand the front hood and side panels to remove what he describes as "fisheyes" as well as wax the entire car.  We agreed on a price of $1000.  I informed Karim that I was headed out of town on business and that he could have a full week with the car to make sure everything was done right.  He agreed that this was plenty of time and once again assured me that this would be a quality job. The guys in the shop were friendly and I felt comfortable leaving my vehicle in their care.

I contacted Karim on Wednesday of the following week to check on the status of the repair.  He emailed me pictures and stated that everything was going well and the car would be ready for pickup on Friday.  When I returned to town on Saturday morning I contacted Karim and informed him that I was on the way to the shop to pick up the car.  Karim stated that he needed 45 minutes to retrieve the vehicle from the detail shop that he had left it at.  I was concerned seeing as we discussed that Karim would be the only person driving my vehicle and solely responsible for its care.  The fact that it had been left overnight at an off-site location, out of his control was the first sign that something was wrong.

When I arrived to pick up my vehicle on 8-15 it was in terrible condition!  The front bumper that was supposed to be painted had several scratches in various locations.  There were remains from the waxing solution in the gas tank area, which as you could imagine could be problematic.  There were scratches and blemishes all over the vehicle.  When I pointed the scratches and paint damage out to Karim he first tried to convince me that they were "swirl marks" before finally conceding that in his words "he got screwed" by the detail shop that he left my car with.  He admitted that he had not even taken the time to walk around the car after picking it up and that he would have never delivered a car to a customer in that condition.  Although he blamed the third party shop for all of the damage and the paint, I informed Karim that this was his responsibility and that my vehicle should have never been left with a third party who I had not agreed to allow work on my vehicle.  I also informed him that he was not the one that got screwed, I was.  I was now looking at a car that looked 5 times worse than when I brought it to him and wasting the one day that I had in town arguing with him about how to resolve it.  

Out of the blue Karim informs me that he has had trouble starting my vehicle on two separate occasions, the first being at his shop and the second occasion, when he picked my car up from the shop he left it at.  I was concerned and confused seeing as I had never had difficulties starting the car nor had Midwest Eurosports, the shop that had done all of the work on my car since I've owned it.  Karim blamed the battery, stating that the battery in the car was the wrong one for my car and that he would replace it.  He asked that he give me the receipt for the replacement and that I go back to the dealership to demand that they reimburse him for the cost.  After I told him that this was unacceptable he replaced the battery at his cost.  After he replaced the battery, I received two error codes which his father who was also present observed.  One error code notified me that my front left and right lights needed to be checked and the other that my clutch needed to be depressed.  Karim's father stated that this was due to the battery change and it should be fine.  I left the shop and booked an appointment with a Porsche Authorized Service Center for this Friday 8-28 to uncover whether any additional damage has been done.

Finally, a week after I picked up my car from Wizard Werks the car is a mess.  The car had not been driven and has been stored in my garage since I picked it up from the shop.  This is evidenced by the 7 miles on the odometer, the distance to my home from the shop.  The paint on the front bumper rubbed off easily with the touch of my finger and it continued to rub off on a towel.  
On 8-22 I brought the car back to Karim for him to inspect it.  After several minutes he agreed that the bumper was done poorly but took issue with one of the scratches on the car, stating adamantly that he wasn't responsible for that.  He cursed me out with my wife and one of his friends present.  

DO NOT TRUST WIZARD WERKS WITH YOUR VEHICLE!